Deputy Home Manager - Trinity House

Birmingham Children's Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading children's care organization in Birmingham is seeking a compassionate Deputy Home Manager to oversee operations at a new residential home for children with learning disabilities. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, relevant qualifications in childcare, and experience in residential settings. Responsibilities include supervising staff, implementing care plans, and ensuring high standards of care. This role offers competitive benefits including generous leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

Generous annual leave package

Pension Scheme

Access to employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Skilled in promoting independence and daily living skills.
• Knowledge of care legislation and quality standards.
• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the home, including staffing and budgets.
• Supervise and support staff, delivering training and promoting professional development.
• Implement care plans that reflect each child’s specific needs.

Skills

Leadership capability

Experience in residential childcare

Communication skills

Empathy

Ability to handle complex behaviours

Education

QCF Level 3 in Children and Families

QCF Level 5 in leadership / residential care (required)

Job description

We are recruiting for an inspiring and compassionate Deputy Home Manager with strong leadership and childcare experience. This is a unique opportunity to join and set up a specialist long-stay home where children with learning disabilities will thrive in a nurturing, person-centred environment.

We are actively investing in our residential portfolio to provide more placements for our children. Our existing homes are all rated Good. BCT have recently been awarded 'supportive employer of the year 2025'. A unique opportunity to join a great employer and dedicated workforce.

We have rated GOOD by Ofsted. This is a fantastic achievement for Birmingham Children's Trust, with many positive highlights focusing on areas including the quality of staff leadership, partnership working, safeguarding and corporate parenting.

About Trinity Road

Trinity is a brand new service due to open in February 2026. Trinity will provide tailored residential support to up to 4 children with a range of learning disabilities. Our caring and inclusive environment promotes emotional wellbeing, confidence, and independence in every child we care for. With our services evolving and expanding, there’s never been a better time to grow your career with us.

About you

As a Deputy Home Manager, you’ll support the Home Manager in leading the team, always ensuring the highest standards of care and safety:

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the home, including staffing, rota management, and budgets
• Supervise and support staff, delivering training and promoting professional development
• Implement care plans that reflect each child’s specific needs, wishes, and feelings
• Foster strong relationships with children, staff, parents, schools, health services, and external agencies
• Champion inclusive practices that affirm each child’s identity
• Monitor and report safeguarding, health and safety compliance, and quality standards
• Promote independence and daily living skills among young residents
• Facilitate children’s meetings to encourage involvement in shaping their care
• Ensure accurate record-keeping and contribute to planning, reviews, and assessments

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking someone with warmth, resilience, and leadership capability who can bring empathy and structure to our care environment:

• QCF Level 3 in Children and Families (required)
• QCF Level 5 (or working towards) in leadership / residential care (required)
• Experience managing staff and working in residential childcare (essential)
• Proven ability to handle complex behaviours and emotionally challenging situations
• Skilled in communication (including use of visual and adaptive aids)
• Knowledge of care legislation and quality standards
• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices
• Ability to work collaboratively with a wide network of professionals
• Available for shift work, weekends and public holidays

Our offer to you

We offer a vast range of brilliant incentives to our BCT employees. Come join us to receive (not limited to):

• A generous annual leave package of 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 5 years of service and 35 days after 10 years of service.
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Full access to our amazing internal employee benefits scheme including, Occupational Health services, Rewards Schemes, Benefits discounts (including the Blue Light Card), Health & Fitness and Personal Wellbeing support and much more!
• Dedicated Practice Hub supporting continued training and career progression

If you’re a passionate, experienced childcare professional ready to help shape young lives while driving high standards of care, we’d love to hear from you!

Onboarding Process

Please note as part of our onboarding process, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a series of background checks with Experian, including Experian DBS, Right to Work, and Digital ID verification. These are essential pre‑employment requirements.